furnace

stove, furnace, oven

名词 furnace:

1. an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.

1. An adjustable plate, as in the flue of a furnace or stove, for controlling the draft.
   挡板，调节风门一种可调节的薄片，如在熔炉或火炉的通气管中的，用来控制气流
2. A furnace that manufactures producer gas.
   煤气发生炉制造发生炉煤气的炉子
3. This room is like a furnace.
   这屋子热得象火炉一样。

fur.nace

n.（名词）
An enclosure in which energy in a nonthermal form is converted to heat, especially such an enclosure in which heat is generated by the combustion of a suitable fuel.
火炉：一种把能量从非热能形式转化为热量的封闭体，尤指通过合适燃料的燃烧产生热量的封闭体
An intensely hot place:
极闷热的地方：
例句：
the furnace of the sun; an attic room that is a furnace in the summer.
阳光下的闷热地带；在夏天象火炉一样的阁楼

A severe test or trial:
严峻的考验或磨难：
例句：
endured the furnace of his friends` blame after the accident.
事故发生之后遭朋友指责的考验

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French fornais
源自 古法语 fornais
from Latin forn3x forn3c- [oven] * see g wher-
源自 拉丁语 forn3x forn3c- [烤炉] *参见 g wher-